The Mental Health of Children and Young People Growing Up in State Care in England, 2020-2021

This collection contains the self-reported survey data from young people in State care aged 11-18 years. The survey was conducted in 2020 and repeated in 2021. The Wave 1 survey data contains information on 905 children and young people in care from 18 local authorities (LAs) in England. The Wave 2 survey data contains information on 681 children and young people in care from 14 LAs in England. Of these, 262 children and young people responded to both the Wave 1 and 2 survey.